Barr, Bas-Rhin

Barr
Town square
Town square
Coat of arms of Barr
Location of Barr
Map
Barr is located in France
Barr
Barr
Barr is located in Grand Est
Barr
Barr
Coordinates: 48°24′32″N 7°27′02″E / 48.4089°N 7.4506°E / 48.4089; 7.4506
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonObernai
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nathalie Ernst[1]
Area
1
20.61 km2 (7.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,152
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67021 /67140
Elevation176–971 m (577–3,186 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Barr (French pronunciation: [baʁ] ; in Alsatian Borr) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region of north-eastern France.[3]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barrois or Barroises.[4]

The commune has been awarded "three flowers" by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[5]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Inhabitants of Bas-Rhin (in French)
  5. ^ Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom website Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)